It’s opening day for the UConn Huskies women’s basketball team as they get set to host the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in Gampel Pavilion at 2 PM. The game will be broadcast on CPTV.

The UConn women will showcase their new offensive system to the country this afternoon.

Renee Montgomery is the UConn women’s leader.

All of the pieces are there for a run at the NCAA title for the UConn women.

The UConn women begin the season amid high expectations.

Maya Moore is a year older and a year wiser.

Most of Geno Auriemma’s family will be in Worcester, MA today to watch his son Michael play for St. Joes.

The Norwich Bulletin has the bios for the UConn women’s team.

The Huskies will be counting on Kaili McLaren up front this season.

Joe Perez of the Norwich Bulletin has a memorable quote from Tina Charles.

The time is upon us for the UConn women’s season to open.

Former UConn AD John Toner made the right choices in Geno Auriemma and Jim Calhoun.

Both Hasheem Thabeet and Jerome Dyson showed their improvement on Friday night.

A.J. Price says the UConn men played well on Friday night.

The UConn men started their season on a high.

Hasheem Thabeet’s improvement was on display Friday night.

A.J. Price and Jerome Dyson both missed practice on Saturday.

Mike Anthony of the Hartford Courant has some notes from yesterday’s men’s basketball practice.

David Gillett has video of Jerome Dyson’s big dunk on Friday night.

This is what Randy Edsall had to say about deceiving everyone with the decision to start Tyler Lorenzen.

“I guess I could apologize, but I’m not going to apologize. I knew he was going to play, but I didn’t want it out there. When you play Tyler your gameplan changes. I’m sorry, but it’s a competitive game and you’re judged on winds and losses. I’m not going to give up anything that might give up our competitive edge.”

Lorenzen added that he knew during the week that he would be QB1 for the Huskies last night.

Chip Malafronte of the New Haven Register, John Silver of the Journal Inquirer, Desmond Conner of the Hartford Courant and Neill Ostrout of the Connecticut Post all have postgame notes from last night’s win over Syracuse.

Tyler Lorenzen returned last night to lead the Huskies to victory over the Orange.

The Hartford Courant has a look at what went right (alot) and what went wrong ( a little) in UConn’s win over Syracuse last night.

Desmond Conner of the Hartford Courant says we can’t believe anything Randy Edsall says anymore.

Former UConn Huskies RB Larry Taylor helped lead the Montreal Alouettes to the CFL Championship Game by returning two punts for touchdowns.

The UConn men’s hockey team lost 6-0 to Canisius.

The UConn women’s hockey team will take on the Providence Friars in Providence this afternoon.

The UConn field hockey team was eliminated by Duke 2-1 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

After the Syracuse Orange cut the score to 15-14, the UConn Huskies put up 24 unanswered points to win 39-14 at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, NY. The win for the Huskies improves their record to 7-3 (3-2 Big East) and drops the Orange to 2-8 (1-5) and probably seals the fate of the Orange head coach Greg Robinson.

Tyler Lorenzen returned from injury to quarterback the Huskies to a 39-14 win over Syracuse.

All week long the question was who would be the quarterback for the Huskies in tonight’s game. Head coach Randy Edsall in Bill Belichick-like fashion kept quiet, saying wait until Saturday night to find out. Well it ended up being Tyler Lorenzen and not Cody Endres or Zach Frazer at the helm of the mothership.

Lorenzen didn’t have the best of games as his timing was off just a little. He was just 7-of-15 for 70 yards with his longest pass going for 17 yards. He also had 7 rushes for 10 yards. One thing is for certain though, the Huskies are definitely a better team with him at QB1. The offensive unit looked more relaxed with Lorenzen behind center. Lorenzen also brings another dynamic as he can run the ball as well and that opens up things.

Donald Brown had another big night for the Huskies as he had 22 rushes for 131 yards including a 49 yard run for his only touchdown of the night. Jordan Todman also had a big night rushing the ball as he had 6 carries for 78 yards and touchdown. His TD came on a 50 yard run on a reverse.

The UConn defense was strong throughout the game holding the Orange to 90 total yards in the 1st half and 97 yards through 3 quarters. The Orange ended up with just 147 yards total offense. Sadly enough, their longest play from scrimmage came on a 24 yard run by their punter Rob Long after a bad snap.

The Huskies picked off three passes on the night, including one by Robert McClain III who returned it 36 yards for a touchdown. The Huskies didn’t turn the ball over at all on the night. When you don’t turn the ball over, you’re usually going to give yourself a chance to win, which the Huskies did.

Even the Huskies special teams got in the act tonight as they were able to tackle Long in the end zone for safety after a bad snap. They also got a 70 yard punt return for a touchdown by Jasper Howard who got some great blocks along the way.

It’s a good win for the Huskies as it keeps their outside chances alive at winning the Big East Conference. They’ll need to win out and hope for some help along the way. And the way the Big East is going this year, anything is possible. The win also enhances the Huskies chances at a bowl (they are already bowl eligible) as the worst they can finish is 7-5.

Scoring:

1st quarter

CON – Dave Teggart 23 yard field goal – UConn 3 Syracuse 0

2nd quarter

CON – Teggart 37 yard field goal – UConn 6 Syracuse 0

SYR – Syracuse blocks punt, Parker Cantey recovers in end zone (Patrick Shadle PAT) – Syracuse 7 UConn 6

CON – Robbie Frey tackles punter in end zone for a safety – UConn 8 Syracuse 7

CON – Jordan Todman 50 yard run (Teggart PAT) – UConn 15 Syracuse 7

SYR – Curtis Brinkley 1 yard run (Shadle PAT) – UConn 15 Syracuse 14

CON – Donald Brown 49 yard run (Teggart PAT) – UConn 22 Syracuse 14

3rd quarter

CON – Teggart 21 yard field goal – UConn 25 Syracuse 14

CON – Jasper Howard 70 yard punt return (Teggart PAT)- UConn 32 Syracuse 14

Robert McClain III and Randy Edsall share a chest bump after McClain's TD in the 3rd qtr.

CON – Robert McClain III 36 yard interception return (Teggart PAT) – UConn 39 Syracuse 14

4th quarter

None

Offensive Player of the Game:

Donald Brown had 22 rushes for 131 yards and a touchdown. He also caught 1 pass for a yard.

Defensive Player(s) of the Game:

Julius Williams and Cody Brown both had 2 sacks and 4 tackles on the night. Brown also had 2 pass breakups.

Turning Point(s) of the Game:

The 50 yard rushing touchdown by Jordan Todman and the 49 yard rushing touchdown by Donald Brown on back-to-back drives pretty much sealed the fate of the Orange.

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The various media outlets here in Connecticut are reporting that Tyler Lorenzen will make the start for the Huskies tonight.

Lorenzen was hurt in UConn’s win over Louisville back on September 27th.

It was a very quiet day for news out of the Boston Red Sox offices on Yawkey Way as it appears they have not made any offers to free agents. It could also be that the media didn’t learn of any either. Given the secretive nature of the Red Sox sometimes that could be the case.

The biggest free agent news yesterday was the Yankees offer of 6 years and over $140 million dollars to C.C. Sabathia. That’s ridiculous. Hasn’t anybody learned from the Barry Zito debacle? The Yanks also plan to offer contracts to A.J. Burnett and Derek Lowe. The way the Yankees are going right now it’s quite possible they could have a $250 million dollar lineup next season (I may be exaggerating that just a little bit).

Obviously the Red Sox pressing need is at catcher. We all they re-sign Jason Varitek to come back. But if you think back to the end of the 2004 season, they let Lowe, Pedro Martinez and Johnny Damon all walk and sign elsewhere. It is very possible that the Red Sox could do the same with Varitek. Trust me, this isn’t any anti-Tek sentiment at all, it’s just a reality that could happen. Do I want that to happen? Heck no I don’t!

Former Red Sox first base coach Luis Alicea has found a new home with the New York Mets.

According to Mike Lowell’s doctor Bryan Kelly, Lowell’s rehab is going according to plan.

Joe Fitzgerald of the Boston Herald shares a story of random kindness by a Red Sox fan.

It’s game day for the UConn Huskies football team as they will take on the Syracuse Orange at 7 PM on ESPNU. If you missed my game preview, don’t forget to check it out.

Here are some highlights of UConn’s 30-7 win over Syracuse last year courtesy of the Great Santini.

Help UConn running back Donald Brown get a vote for the Doak Walker Award by voting for him in an ESPN.com poll. He needs a lot of help right now as Javon Ringer is running away with it.

Bill Poloquin of the Post-Standard would like to see Randy Edsall coaching the Orange next season.

Desmond Conner of the Hartford Courant talks about Poloquin’s article and also shares a great story from WTIC-1080 personality Arnold Dean about former Syracuse great Ernie Davis.

The Huskies are not overlooking Syracuse.

UConn defensive lineman Rob Lunn returns to the Carrier Dome for the final time in his playing career.

Speaking of Lunn, he checks in with some pregame thoughts over at Thoughts From a Fat White Guy.

UConn will be looking to breakthrough against Syracuse.

The Huskies have been plagued by turnovers as of late.

With Darius Butler out, Robert McLain III gets his chance to shine against the Orange tonight.

Despite having an outside chance to win the Big East, the Huskies can only focus on beating Syracuse tonight.

Mike Anthony of the Hartford Courant has some thoughts about Charles Okwandu, Ater Majok and Durand Scott.

Shawn Corchesne of the Hartford Courant has some postgame video reaction from the Huskies after their 81-55 win over the Western Carolina Catamounts.

David Borges of the New Haven Register has some notes about the punch A.J. Price threw at a Western Carolina player.

A.J. Price let his frustrations get the best of him last night.

Here are some Husky Droppings.

If you hadn’t heard, the UConn women’s basketball team will be without the services of freshman center Heather Buck for at least the next 3 weeks as she has mono. Rich Elliot of the Connecticut Post has some notes about it.

Jim Fuller of the New Haven Register lets us know that former Husky great Nykesha Sales was practicing with the Huskies yesterday.

UConn men’s soccer player O’Brian White was named the 2008 Big East Offensive Player of the Year.

The UConn field hockey team opens up it’s quest for an NCAA Championship against Duke today.

The UConn women’s volleyball team extended their winning streak to 7 matches as they beat the DePaul Blue Demons 3-0.